Fish lure



Planted ses. s, 194e UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE n 2,394,132 l' f n appuniruvnzesgis66,982

The present invention relates `to a fish lure for casting, trolling and, when of small size, for fly rod casting.

The `particular object ot the invention is to provide a new type of lure which has a new and distinctive action in the water, imitating more effectively a fish, in both appearance and more particularly in action, than the nonfloating lures found in the prior art and therefore particularly attractive to game fish. n l A 'I'his novel design of iish lure is, in its `prinl ciple as well as in itsdetails, the result of experil ence and of many exhaustive tests conducted to obtain the very desirable results claimed for it.

The purpose of the invention is to design a fish lure which, at a wide range of the usual or proper trolling speeds will travel in a sinuous path with a controlled wabbling and rocking `movement about a longitudinal axis coordinated with a lateral oscillating motion about a center which is the point where the lure is fastened to the leader or line.

The invention has also for an object to providea lure which willVtravel/at an evendepth thus preventing it to raise from the water when' Figure 5V is a front end view of the lure.- Figure 6 is a rear end view thereof.` Figure 7 is a transverse section takenalong the lineT-'l of Figure 3. Figure 3l is a transverse section taken along the line 3 8 of Figure 3. 'v i VIiigure9 is a top plan vie`w of another form of theinvention better adapted for small size lures,

such as, are used for fly rod casting.

swivel and additional lure attached to it.y

anda tail'orrear portion 23.

trough shaped section preferably a continuous straightv shaped section throughout said head andeintermediate portions up to the start of the lure at a uniform level in the water and at any 1 ordinary trolling speeds'.

vide a new method of guiding and securing a hook in place on a lure body. These andjother objects and advantages ar secured by the new lure construction-which is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and described in the following specification.

The preferred forms of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and the particular features thereof are particularly pointed vout, in the concluding claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fish lure Figure 11 is a front end view of same.

Figure i2 is a transverse section takenA along thevline |2-l2 of Figure 10. i Referring'to the drawing the numeral Mindlcates a Sheetmetal bodyfcomprising a head or forward portion 2|,an intermediate portion 22 The bday is of tail 23, the top side of which is convex and downwardly inclined. 'I'he sides of the V shaped section ae flat in both directionaexcept at the extreme rear end of the intermediate portion where they are shaped to merge smoothly into the downwardly inclined convex tail. The angular disposition ofthe surfaces ofthe body, the long straight and flatsides of the V shaped head and intermediate portions, the shallow, open, plain head and the wide, convex downwardly` inclined tail contribute to the particular motion of the These surfaces also prevent they lure frornrturning over and cause same to have well controlled w`abbling, rocking and oscillating movements along a sinuous path. The lure wiggles through the water like a small fish. f

The V lshaped section which isshallow at the head or forward portion 2l deepens rapidly until it reaches a 4maximum at the `8pproximate centerJ of the intermediate portion 22 jand dejcreases slowly until it reaches a point near the tail 23 where said V sectionl flares to merge smoothly with the tail. 'I'he tail then becomes convex, which convexity increases to a maximum at the rear extremity, and is inclined downwardly. I'he sides of the V shaped combined head andintermediate portions preferably form an acute angle X. This acute angle X contributes to the best performance of the lure when it has a value of from Aseventy five degrees (75)` to eighty five degrees (85). The general inclination of the downwardly bent tail portion to the bottom of the head andintermediate portions of the lure is an obtuse ansle Y. The obtuse angle Y contributes` to the best performance of the lure when it has a ,value of from hundred forty ilve degrees (145) to'hundred fty ilve degrees (t) the maximum height of thel intermediate i portion 22. The body is narrowest at the head 2|.'then widens to a maximum at the intermediate potion22 where the V section is the highest and decreases in width up to the start of the tail; the tail, then increases in width toreach a maximum at its rear extremity. The width of the tail at its rear extremity is approximately one-quarter (la) of thetotal length of the body. The ends of both the head and the tail are rounded off as well as the bottom of the V shaped portion principally for the sake of appearance.-

These proportions given to the various portions ofthe lure for obtaining a movementjimitating well the motion of a nsh in the water also give the lure a streamlined appearance and a better imitation oi the shape of a liish than that obtained by already known non floating lures such as those commonlyI known as spoons.

4'I'he forward portion or/head 2l of body 20 has an opening 24 to whicha line 25 is secured by means of a snap 26. `'.'i'his securing means 26 may be replaced by a split ring. snapswlvel or any suitable linkage without aifecting the move-,- ment 'of the lure. The rear portion or tail 23 has an opening 21 to which a hook 28 is secured by means of a split ring 23 or like securing through which the line 2l is secured by means of any suitable linkage 2B preferably a combination split ring and swivel 33.

Although this lure, such as described inthe foregoing description is very attractive and is very eilicient in'its purpose, its attractivenessvto game nsh may be furtherenhanced by attaching to the hook 30 an additional lure such as a small polished or plated metal 'ipper or spinner 31 4either directly or through thefmedium of a rlns various metals or can be painted or enameledas desired. An electropiated bright nnish or a polished metal iinish is very attractive, and seems to reflect better the lightarays in the water. Of

. course various ilnisbes are required to meet 'the various fishing conditions.

The particular action oi' the lure that I have described in the foregoing description and illustrated in the accompanying drawing is the result of thel following features; a very wide convex` short tail inclined downwardly and rearwardly at the rear of a long combined head and intermediate portions having ay continuous deep V shaped section; the open head which is plain being devoid of downturned deilector such as found on many lures, allows for a more tree and lively'motion through the water even at rather very slow trolling'speeds. The motions produced by the wide tail through the water are controlled by the long combined V shaped head and inter-- mediate portions. The downwardly inclined wide y. My lure such asdescribed above may be made I in various sizes as commonly used for different types of ilshing. However, for the smaller sizes f and particularly for those suitable for fly rod castingI have provided my lure with a single hook 30 which is securely fastened inside of the V shaped portion, preferabLv by means of a vrivet 3| or other suitable means. In order that the hook would reinforce the lure and would be prevented from being turnedor lifted.'in the case of rough handling such as when a very well hooked'iish is removed from the lure, I have provided a loop 32 punched inwardly out o! the bottom of the V shaped portion of-the body 2li at`a point between the rivet 3i and the tail 23. To position and fasten the hook 30 in place, the eye Blof the hook. which is opened slightly to make this possible, is passed between the loop 32 and the body; the hook is then pushed forward until the eye 34 is over the opening 35 provided in the bottom of the V shaped portion at a point between the head and the loop 32; then. the rivet 3i is slipped through both the eye 34 and the opening 35 and is iinally peened over at 3B.

The head 2i is provided with anopening 2l ltall also causes the lure to travel at an even depth ythus, preventing it to rise from the water and the V shaped portion also prevents the lure from turning over or spinning.

'I'he drawing showsl the preferred forms oi' the lure in its proper proportions.v l

Modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope o f the appended claim which is not limited to the specific construction shown an'd described. Other objects and advantages will be apparent to those skilled in this art.

l .the body being flat in both directions and of gradually decreasing depth from about the middle of the body to the head and the other end of the body, and a convex tail which merges directly and smoothly into the end of the body distant 

